Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] give [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked Toby to do me a favour and tell the Fleet Street ‘ dirty mac brigade ’ , who covered crime and other seedy activities , that I had given him an exclusive . |
| 2 | ‘ It was then that I decided to give it a try . |
| 3 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 4 | And , I 'd like to say that er , Diana er er , has been extremely helpful , and I 've given her a bit of he aid , in trying to raise that kind of money . |
| 5 | and I 've given you a good old fashioned tonic to get your strength all up again . |
| 6 | I 've given you something to kill the pain , Cathy , and I 've given you an antibiotic |
| 7 | By this time Desmond had nearly stopped on the flarepath and I decided to give him a wide berth . |
| 8 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 9 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 10 | Trying to escape by going to the only other bar in Woodstock , where I was chased around a table by The Psychedelic Furs because I had given them a bad review in a music paper . |
| 11 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 12 | I sold my hair because I wanted to give you a present . |
| 13 | Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing ! |
| 14 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 15 | Choosing what to include took some time , though I wanted to give it an artistic flavour . ’ |